Therapist profile
Jennifer 'Jenna' Nevins, LMHC
Iowa
Iowa LMHC - codependency and trauma
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- Credentials
- LMHC
- License
- LMHC, Iowa / 099339
- NPI
- 1801428065
- Experience
- 5 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Iowa
About
- Person-centered therapy
- CBT and DBT tools
- Trauma-informed care
About Jennifer
Jennifer 'Jenna' Nevins is an Iowa LMHC with five years of clinical experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, depression, relationship strain, parenting concerns, ADHD, and codependency among other issues. Jenna focuses on practical ways to manage symptoms and understand where they come from.
Jenna uses a person-centered style that emphasizes connection and collaboration. Sessions often begin with listening to what feels most urgent. She combines talk therapy with practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to help people notice patterns and try new behaviors. EMDR and trauma-focused techniques are available when trauma work is needed.
Her approach balances understanding and change. Jenna helps people make sense of symptoms and then tests out strategies that fit day-to-day life. She talks through choices, boundaries, and coping skills in straightforward language. Work can include looking at attachment patterns and how early relationships shape current choices.
Jenna also gives space to practical problems like caregiving stress, chronic illness, adoption and foster care concerns, and body image. She supports people facing grief, compassion fatigue, or the strain of living with someone who has mood instability or problematic substance use. Sessions aim to clarify what matters and to map small steps forward.
To begin, clients follow the site matching process and schedule a first session. Jenna practices in Iowa and conducts work in English. She uses a subscription billing model that can be canceled at any time.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on relationship patterns and how early connections shape current choices. In online sessions this can look like talking through how trust and closeness play out now and practicing different ways of relating with coachlike feedback and reflection.Client-Centered Therapy centers on listening and collaboration. The therapist follows the client's concerns, reflects what she hears, and helps people name their priorities so change feels practical and manageable.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. Online work often includes tracking patterns between sessions and trying short behavioral experiments to see what helps with anxiety, depression, or people-pleasing habits.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Jenna will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then suggest methods to try. That decision is collaborative and may shift as progress and needs become clearer.
Session formats are not listed in the profile, so confirm the current options before booking. Many people appreciate online sessions because they can fit a short check-in around work, avoid travel time, or use fewer devices when bandwidth is limited. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and check-ins so therapy fits regular life while focusing on attachment patterns, coping skills, and trauma processing where appropriate.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Iowa
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She supports adults with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, codependency, ADHD, relationship and parenting worries.
What is her therapy style like?
She works in a person-centered way that emphasizes listening and collaboration while adding practical tools from CBT and DBT.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of experience as a licensed mental health counselor in Iowa.
What credential and location apply?
She is an IA LMHC and practices in Iowa.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified in the profile.
How are sessions billed?
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time and cost varies with location.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.